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Brazil, Paraguay blackout sends residents to Twitter
Region: BrazilA problem at a large dam was responsible for a massive blackout across several countries in Rio de Janeiro, San Paulo, and other large cities in several South American countries Tuesday evening. According to Telegraph.co.... more
Views: 316From Brazil, Pictures of the Rio2016 Celebration
Region: BrazilBrazilians have spent the last week celebrating: Rio de Janeiro won the right to host the 2016 Olympic Games, which for the first time will take place in South American soil. If a recent Forbes magazine survey had already ... more
Views: 492Honduras crisis triggers international relations debate in Brazil
Region: BrazilThere has been much discussion about the constitutional right to oust Honduras president Manuel Zelaya. The crisis itself has made the headlines in many countries and many Latin American bloggers, including Brazilians, are... more
Views: 386Rio De Janeiro Wins Olympic 2016 Bid
Region: BrazilIt’s official, Rio De Janeiro beat out rivals Madrid, Tokyo and Chicago. The objectivity of the selection, kudos to the International Olympic Committee is truly commendable. It was certainly very difficul... more
Views: 382Brazil: Can black people drive luxury cars?
Region: BrazilTowards the end of August the simmering debate about racism and prejudice in Brazilian society was stirred up by a case that has provoked outrage throughout the country. Januário Alves de Santana, a black man in his... more
Views: 495Brazil: Lawsuits force popular political blog to close down
Region: Brazilby Paula Góes The A Nova Corja blog [The New Scum, pt], a symbol of independent and investigative journalism on the Brazilian blogosphere, has published a farewell post [pt]. On August 6th, the last remaing blogger... more
Views: 372Brazil: Land reform or deforestation boost for the Amazon?
Region: BrazilNational land will be donated to Brazilians in a program called ‘Terra Legal' (Legal Land), a package of measures to boost the government-backed redistribution of land and to establish rules for those who have lived ... more
Views: 475Brazil mulls over controversial bill to legitimize land-grab in Amazon
Region: BrazilBrazil’s president Lula da Silva has a controversial bill on his hands: it is his call to approve or veto a law that will grant land title to 300,000 properties illegally established across some 600,000 square kilo... more
Views: 526Air France jet missing over Atlantic, presumed crashed
Region: BrazilPer CNN, Air France flight 447 carrying 228 passengers from Rio de Janeiro heading to Paris was reported missing early Monday morning. The jet lost contact with the airlines shortly after it flew over a stormy area with st... more
Views: 867Floods in Brazil Leave 300k + Homeless
Region: BrazilAt least 40 people have died and the number of homeless is now above 308,000 in the worst flooding in northern Brazil in at least two decades, taking Rio Negro, one of the Amazon Forest’s rivers near to its highest l... more
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